by Mark Michaud, University of Rochester Medical Center Methylmercury (MeHg) is a well-known neurotoxin that can impact brain development, particularly in utero. A series of new studies from researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) indicate that exposure may disrupt the early development of the connections between muscles and the brain, which could lead...
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Drinking caffeinated coffee has both beneficial and harmful short-term health effects
by American Heart Association Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Drinking caffeinated coffee appears to have both beneficial and harmful short-term health effects: increased abnormal heartbeats, increased physical activity, and reduced sleep duration, according to late-breaking research presented today at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2021. “Coffee is the most commonly consumed beverage in the world,...
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Health Effects of 9/11 Still Plague Responders and Survivors
By Tara Haelle on September 10, 2021 Credit: Amanda Montañez; Source: “Cancer in General Responders Participating in World Trade Center Health Programs, 2003–2013,” by Moshe Z. Shapiro et al., in JNCI Cancer Spectrum, Vol. 4, No. 1; February 2020 John Feal, now 54 years old, was a supervisor at a demolition company when terrorists hijacked two planes that brought...